A few weeks ago I stumbled across a Hawaii statewide community reporting network aimed at enabling water people with a framework for contributing to the long-term protection of Hawaiian reefs. The project is called Eyes of the Reef Hawaii (eyesofthereef.org), and they are active on all major islands. Basic idea... Continue reading

Its about what works for you in your training. I find that the hips are very powerful levers, and they can lead the way so the upper body can be empty. If something else works for you my friend, then I applaud your use of it.

For the last day or two I've been watching videos of Saito Sensei doing Shiho-Nage. As a tall person training with mostly shorter ukes, I've found Shiho-Nage challenging because of how much I have to sink in the middle of the technique. And there's a lot going on, so I get confused and the whole...